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This video illustrates how recoveries can be distinguished not only in terms of their effectiveness, but also their quality. Barcelona record the fourth-most advantageous recoveries in the league, i.e. situations that involve a numerical advantage and where the side in possession has more players ahead of the ball than the opposition.
Given the importance of build-up play in the system deployed by Xavi’s troops, the team’s set-up at the start of the attacking transition is key. This video shows how the Barcelona players react in these situations. It’s worth pointing out that 15% of the Catalan giants’ recoveries put them at an advantage.
Real Madrid are the LaLiga Santander front runners for the number of carries leading to shots, with four per game to their name. Carries can be analysed from a whole host of angles, but in this case we’re keen to look at their outcome, i.e. shots.
There’s no question that Ancelotti’s charges are capable of making the most of these actions, as illustrated in our Clip of the Week. The players’ ability to go past their man, their skill level and decision-making ability are key to the success of such actions, which can reap rich rewards for the capital club.
As we can see in this clip, Simeone’s boys post an average of two carries that lead to shots per game. Indeed, this is one of Atleti’s favourite tactics to pose a threat on goal. If we dive deeper and take a look at what the Wanda Metropolitano-based outfit do in possession, we learn that they feature amongst the league’s top five teams for the number of players per possession (almost three), whilst they find themselves amongst the division’s leading five teams for the number of dangerous possessions per match (4.6).
When it comes to possession, there are a whole host of aspects that we can analyse, with one of them being the degree of danger created. When we speak of dangerous possessions, we’re referring to those that end in a goal or a goalscoring opportunity. This video features a dangerous possession put together by Manuel Pellegrini’s charges. Betis excel in this department and lie second in the LaLiga standings for the number of dangerous possessions (5.7 per outing).
The Real Madrid players ensure that their team balance enables them to consistently produce and improve on their statistics as the games goes on. As we can see in the latest instalment of Clip of the Week, the Blancos record more dangerous possessions than any other side in the league (6.76 per game) and, crucially, they make them count.
Sevilla FC
RC Celta
SAT 22.01.2022
17:30
Season 2021/2022
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Granada CF
CA Osasuna
SUN 23.01.2022
13:00
Season 2021/2022
Nuevo Los Cármenes
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Club
SUN 23.01.2022
17:30
Season 2021/2022
Estadio de Vallecas
Deportivo Alavés
FC Barcelona
SUN 23.01.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Mendizorroza
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Club
SUN 23.01.2022
17:30
Season 2021/2022
Matchday 22
Estadio de Vallecas
As we can see in this video, the Vallecas side often evade the attentions of their opponents by playing accurate passes in behind and beat an average of three opponents per pass. Not only do the capital club offer some impressive link-up play, they also gain good ground by injecting real intensity into their moves. Indeed, Rayo are the competition’s bridesmaids in terms of distance covered at high intensity, i.e. over 21km/hr). As for their threat in the final third, Andoni Iraola’s pupils also occupy second spot for the number of shot per minute of possession.
Athletic remain a tough side to break down and boast the second-meanest defence in the division, conceding just 0.81 goals per outing. In addition, the Basques give every last ounce when they cross that white line and retain their status as top dogs for the percentage of distance covered at high intensity and distance covered (114.5km per game).
Marcelino’s troops feature amongst the top five teams in the league for distance gained per possession and the number of opposition defenders taken out of the game in carries. The boys from Bilbao also react well when it comes to covering the ground that they’ve gained when a move breaks down and occupy a spot amongst the division’s top five teams for distance covered after losing the ball.
Meanwhile, Iraola’s charges lie in fourth position in the LaLiga Santander standings for team spacing in possession and only two other teams involve more of their players in the press after relinquishing possession.
Sharpshooter Oihan Sancet’s latest hat-trick proved that the Athletic coach and faithful were fully justified in placing their faith in the academy graduate. Almost 20% of Sancet’s attempts end up in the back of the net, a return that sees him claim the final spot on the Athletic podium in this department. His goals-per-game return (0.42) makes him his team’s standout performer in this department, whilst his goalscoring exploits come as little surprise when we consider that he’s also the team’s top dog for the number of shots on target.